subject: How To Sell Digital Products On Ebay [print this page] If ever you are one of those auctions freaks, you have probably stumbled into one of the most successful auction sites today. What else? eBay. And you may have also noticed that a number of digital products have found its way on eBay too.
Articles, eBooks, software and reports are some examples of digital products. These things can be downloaded over the Internet. So they do not need any conventional method of postage and shipping. All you need is your computer and an Internet connection to avail of one.
At the latest countdown, eBay members have already reached 100 million in numbers. And these are the same numbers that are having auctions held everyday. And take note, these are simultaneous auctions. But out of these 100 million members, only 1% are actually selling anything. The rest are buyers.
In selling items on eBay, you would want to make sure that the products you are selling are those that will attract a lot of bids and buyers. These are the two factors that will drive you on your way to getting profits in eBay.
This may be the reason why a lot of digital products are being auctioned in eBay.
Other reasons are:
Digital products do not have to be stocked like any other items. They do not spoil so there is no rush to consume or use them. You can have and keep them as long as you need them.
These digital products do not need to be packed. The most intricate thing they can get is when they are downloaded. But that only takes time and patience.
But you must have heard the hype already. It seems that eBay are not too happy with digital products being auctioned. Because, as was mentioned above, people can get these straight on without having to use mail carriers. It can be noted that sellers or digital products have been disciplined for selling them.
Apparently, eBay have some mail partners doing the packaging and shipment of goods. So there goes their business.
If this is the case, then how can you still digital products on eBay?
The thing is, you just have to put them in appropriate categories. If done right, you and your digital products will never have to face discipline again. Many can attest about this fact. And many have been continuously selling their digital products on eBay with no problem at all.
To find out the appropriate category to put your digital products, search for the categories that the more successful sellers of info products have listed theirs.
You would want to make sure that you chose the successful ones. There are lots others who you think may be but they are actually not. You can get into trouble when you fall victim to this.
When eBay finds out about that, they are likely to question your auctions. They have the right to transfer your products into other categories. Worse, these categories might be some of those that people do not look into. Your products, along with all your efforts and dreams of earning big will vanish easily. For sure, you do not want this to happen.
The best way to do it is to sell your digital products in CDs. Not only will your auctions fall into more categories, you will also not be violating any rules that eBay had set.
With CDs and VCDs now being offered in the lowest prices, you do not have to spend a huge amount of cash putting your products in them. It also follows that people will be more receptive in buying them because of their reasonable prices.
It can be noted that there are more demands for digital products put into CDs and VCDs compared to the purely digital editions. So once they are auctioned in eBay, they have the tendency to get more bids and sales. This simply means profits for you.
It is that easy. You do not have to worry about auctioning digital products on eBay. As long as you know the proper strategy to use, you will not be disciplined for going against the laws eBay have set.
It is all in the proper categories. This is how you sell digital products on eBay.
